Harvest

Pros

I love how easy Harvest is to use and set up for your business. It's simple to create projects as they have enough detail. It's simple to switch tasks while time tracking.

Cons

I did not like the limit on profiles for the free version. I guess I see the why but if you have an established business, you can't just try it out with a full client list.

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Pros

I love the way it shows your invoices, and tallys up your numbers for the month, year or set to custom. It's very simple to use and I've been using it for years alongside my business to track time and do my invoicing. It forms professional invoices and makes the process really easy to send to clients. There's also an app, that can be helpful.

Cons

I would like an easier download process for invoices (at the end of the month), so that I could download invoices all together, or from the invoice list, to click a download button and it just does it. I currently have to go into each invoice to download it separately. I'd love for team members to be a bit cheaper. The cost per seat holds me back from really utilizing it. But great for an individual. There are limited features on the app, but it has been helpful on occasion, would love to see the full features of Harvest on there.

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Pros

We spent a long time using Harvest with the development team, it gave us an order of the order of time that we carried out in the work group, it had a good way of measuring what we did, it had real tracking in which you started by turning on the PC and finished turning it off. This somewhat automated the records.

Cons

Extremely basic reports, we believe that it was necessary to obtain more than just time and tasks in the report but rather to obtain access indications of collaborators and in the parts when entering each collaborator who made it, perhaps we needed a little more from harvest.

Pros

It's a simple platform that is easy to use. Been using it for years so I just know how it works, which means its a time saver.

Cons

I wish the invoices and tracking were a little more sleek, visually speaking. It would also be great to connect into PandaDoc to automate invoicing.

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Reasons for Switching to Harvest

Pros

The integration with other tools like Trello, Asana, and QuickBooks is seamless, allowing for a more streamlined workflow. Additionally, the reporting feature is robust, providing detailed insights into how time is spent, which is crucial for billing clients and managing productivity and what not.

Cons

While Harvest is great overall, it has a few drawbacks. The most significant one for me was the limited functionality of its mobile app. While it works well for basic time tracking, some of the more advanced features, like detailed reporting and invoice generation, are better suited for the desktop version. Depends on what year are you reading this things ofcourse might have gone better.

Additionally, the pricing structure might feel a bit steep for freelancers or small teams, especially when compared to other time-tracking tools that offer similar features at a lower cost. However, comparing features alone doesn’t always capture the full experience of how smoothly the software works in practice.

Pros

simple to use and integrates to other project management tools, sits as an app or can be used on a browser - includes a mobile app so can track time when out the office on client meetings / visits

Cons

time tracking continues unless you stop the timer so on occasions you close down for the day and if you forget the timer running it will continue until the following day! id does email you but if you don't look at the email then you miss it!

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Reasons for Switching to Harvest

Pros

Easy to use interface with clear labels, easy on the eye colours and typography and intuitive UI elements.

Cons

It is no longer easy to integrate with other popular tools such as Asana.

Pros

No matter the size of your team, Harvest makes it easy to track time to individual roles and projects. Budget tracking is also extremely easy for Project Managers. Exporting reports is quick and simple.

Cons

Harvest is pretty straightforward and easy to use, but I wish there were more ways to customize invoices and reports—it feels a bit limiting. Also, it doesn’t have features like GPS tracking or more detailed employee management tools.

Pros

Allows us to manage our project's time management and invoicing in the one platform.

Different levels of user management allows us to set up staff to see their clients only.

Invoicing is straight forward and allows for automatic recurring/retainer invoicing.

Staff time tracking can be integrated into other software that we use so easier to keep track of them

Cons

When you set a time budget for each project you cant split it between tasks. This would be a helpful feature for companies that split time between departments.

Pros

- It is userfriendly
- It is flexible
- It is easy to make change if you have to

Cons

Even if it's easy to understand, coud be great and more inclusive if it was available in french

Pros

Harvest has the best time-tracking in the industry, their Mac app is perfect for capturing time throughout the day (and even has a built-in notification if it thinks you've left it running and will auto-adjust accordingly if you let it). It also has deep integrations with other Project Management tools that mean you can easily track time wherever you are. And then you have estimates and invoicing - which again, seamlessly integrate with the time tracking functionality to make your life easy.

Cons

It'd be great if they had an estimate to project function that could auto-setup a job when an estimate is approved. Currently this is the only manual feature. Retainer reports are also a little confusing as they don't obviously isolate actual payments from retainer balance updates.

Pros

1.Time tracking: Harvest is particularly effective at tracking time for individuals and teams, providing users with detailed reports that help them manage their time more effectively.2.Project management: Harvest's project management features are powerful and user-friendly, allowing users to easily collaborate and manage tasks across multiple projects.3.Invoicing and payments: Harvest streamlines the invoicing process, making it easy to send invoices to clients and track payments.4.Integration: Harvest integrates with a wide range of other software and tools, including accounting and CRM systems, which can help businesses manage their operations more efficiently.

Cons

1.Pricing: Harvest can be expensive for businesses that need to use multiple features or have a larger team.2.Limited customization: Some users may find that Harvest's features are too rigid and don't allow for enough customization to meet their specific needs.3.Reporting limitations: While Harvest provides detailed reports, some users may find that the reporting functionality is limited in certain areas.

Pros

It's easy to use. Time stamps can be adjusted. I LOVE the reports functionality, you can pull reports in a lot of different ways.

Cons

I can't think of any drawbacks to Harvest.

Pros

intuitive, easy to use software. easy to learn

Cons

when tracking time for the week, i cant add notes. i can only add notes when tracking time for the day

Pros

This time tracking software has been easy to use and accurate.
I like how reliable Harvest has been.

Cons

I have zero reasons to hate Harvest.
Harvest is accurate to use.

Pros

Harvest has the capability to send regular time analysis reports that helps manage where time is being spent between projects.

Cons

Harvest's limited options for billing increments appears to be a drawback. Also, it would be a big plus if workers are able to clock in and out for payroll purposes.

Pros

The multiple devices and ways to launch the tracker make it fit within our workflow, from phone, tablet, browser, or our PM software, time tracking is easy.

Cons

Takes a little time to set up and use efficiently but once you start people getting used to the system it has a good learning curve.

Pros

The ease and efficiency of use. The platform requires very minimal time and effort to track the time spent on a task. Also, submitting expenses is another great feature that is very easy and efficient to use

Cons

Nothing that I can think of at my capacity

Pros

The initial setup and training were very easy and fast. Its simple UI for creating projects and setting and tracking it was the best part of this software.

Cons

There was a slight issue in the reporting section. It didn't provide all the sorting options I needed.

Pros

It is a user friendly tool. We do micro-billing and it's easy to track time for multiple clients throughout the day

Cons

I would like the reports function to be a bit simpler

Pros

The best thing about this application is to be able to establish the follow-ups to the times of the tasks to be done during the week. It also allows you to obtain reports that, for example, give information on profit and loss times economically.

Cons

It seems to me that you should consider activating the reminder functions even if there is no active internet signal, it can be inconvenient if you are in an area where there is no coverage.

Pros

This works great and is super intuitive.

Cons

If only there was a mobile app. I am struggling with one or two features and wish there could be more than one admin.

Pros

it was easy to set up and affordable. As a new business that was budget conscious, this was a great for us

Cons

As we grew and needed more features, harvest just wasn't a fit for us

Pros

One of the things I liked most about Harvest software was its comprehensive time tracking and invoicing features. The software provided a user-friendly interface that made it easy to log hours and track time spent on different projects. The ability to assign specific tasks and set project budgets helped in managing and allocating resources efficiently. The invoicing functionality was also impressive, allowing me to generate professional-looking invoices based on the tracked time and expenses. The integration with popular payment gateways made it convenient for clients to make payments online, streamlining the billing process.

Cons

One thing I liked least was the limited reporting capabilities in the lower-tier plans. Advanced reporting features, such as custom reports and deeper analytics, were only available in the higher-priced plans. This made it challenging to analyze project data and generate in-depth reports for detailed insights. Additionally, the mobile app had some occasional performance issues, such as syncing delays or occasional crashes. However, these issues were not frequent and did not significantly hinder the overall functionality of the software.

Pros

I like that is super easy to track my time and that it reads my calendar so I do not need to type the meeting again to enter my time.

Cons

The project management features in Harvest are limited, I would love to see some improvements in that, like task dependencies or resource allocations

Pros

Harvest is easy to use, streamlined, with just the features I need and none of the features I don't. I primarily use it for time tracking and invoicing for my freelance business. There are enough configuration options for me to customize my time tracker and invoices for every client, and it takes just a minute or two to set up clients and send invoices.

Cons

Recently I've moved toward a monthly invoicing cycle, and there is no way for Harvest to automatically generate an invoice on the first of the month for all of the time tracked in the previous month. It's a small annoyance to make/send the invoice myself but a little more automation here would be welcome.

Pros

I like the most that its easy to setup and use. UI is getting but old but its simple and intuitive.

Cons

Their app constantly bugs out and starts using 20% of the processor. Are they running mining operation!? If you forget you timer over night time cannot be auto corrected. Even when app clearly shows that you have not used computer for 14h ours. When you press button to stop and remove those hours suddenly app forgets what's happening and states that no timer is running.

At this point I consider this as a crypto miner and most likely I pay more a month for this sucker electrical bills than a subscription. They stopped development on the app and most likely whole operation.

Pros

I like that it's fairly intuitive. The user interface is clean and friendly. It integrates well with Google Chrome. I find it easy to set up projects and track time.

Cons

I wish on an individual time card you could see what time (clock time) was logged instead of total time. I.e. see that 10 minutes was logged from 9:00-9:10 instead of just 10 minutes total.

Pros

Quality. The UI is very slick; they've really gone deep on how people use the product. Things like keyboard shortcuts and supporting regular vs decimal time when entering timesheets are a real time saver.

Cons

Some of the month-by-month project reporting requires paging through each month. It would be nice to see several months in one view.

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Reasons for Switching to Harvest

Pros

It is user friendly and I had no freezing issues while using the software.

Cons

It did not have a way to handle multiple search or report prints.

Pros

Intuitive interface for tracking time on each project, eh? Powerful tools to generate professional invoices, and the price is right, bud

Cons

The interface could be a bit more modern, hey? And some advanced features require a paid subscription

Pros

I like that it is a simple, straightforward way to set up time tracking which is crucial for billable time. We are able to put together exactly the project codes needed, and I love the start and stop timer.

Cons

I have found the timer is sometimes glitchy and seems to get stuck which can leave time under-reported.

Pros

I like how if you have to manually enter the number of minutes into the system and it converts the time to the decimal percentage for you. Harvest doesn't make you have to stop and figure it out yourself

Cons

Very touchy. If you accidentally hit enter or esc you must start all over

Pros

Easy to use timekeeping + expense system across all employees

Cons

Lack of integration with other agency tools, i.e., Google Suite

Pros

The platform is simple and accurate. It offers integration with many other project management tools including Asana and Google Calender. Setting up time tracking for individual projects is easy and flexible. You can anytime edit start and end date for any project without any issues. Project invoice generation is flawless and easy.

Cons

It doesn't offer automatic time tracking and we have to manually enter the values for each project. They offer limited features for free plan which I don't think is a big limitation. It doesn't work offline and require a stable internet connection for accurate time tracking.

Pros

Harvest is super easy to set up and start using right away for accurate time tracking on projects and work.

Cons

Costs, I know they need to make money but for time tracking in 2025 - it's not something that businesses want to pay more and more for something that's standard unless there are more value added with other features.

Pros

It is easy to use and user friendly, even to those who have never used the platform.

Cons

There is currently no way to link tasks to specific user roles, however that is not a major issue.

Pros

Harvest is easy to use and helps me track my time for accurate invoicing.

Cons

It could have more features and better integrations. The price is a bit high for freelancers.

Pros

Quick and easy to set up, you can bulk upload basic information on projects and clients to get you started. It's biggest selling point for me was it's simplicity and ease of use for time and project tracking.

Cons

Would be beneficial to have different commercials to offer not just seats but site or org based.

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Reasons for Switching to Harvest

Pros

I love the invoicing option within Harvest.

Cons

Wish I could name projects the same name just with different codes

Pros

The best thing about Harvest for me is how it well it can be integrated with other tools, so you can log your time from anywhere.

Cons

The only thing I don’t really like about Harvest is that it’s quite pricey.

Pros

We were able to implement Harvest within an hour and train all staff within another hour. The ease of use is excellent, and reoccurring invoicing has been super helpful.

Cons

We've had a few issues with numbered invoices going from 100 to 400 (example) and support wasn't the easiest to work with.

Pros

Ease of use. Theres basically nothing you can do wrong.

Cons

The small amount of functionalities and the lack of customization possibilities.

Pros

When working with multiple projects and clients, time-tracking can be a must and for me is crucial. What i like most is eas of use because is user friendly and integration options with mobile access.

Cons

Nothing yet, but would be greate to have a desktop app.

Pros

Harvest is a fantastic way of tracking time as it only takes a split second to record to deduct hours

Cons

The only con I could mention is that the free plan might not satisfy you when you work on more than one project at a time

Pros

Can track things directly from Google Calendar

Cons

Wish there was an option to copy and paste tasks from other days

Pros

Really easy to track your time against multiple clients and projects.

Cons

There is a limited amount you can do on the free version, but would recommend the paid version as it is really helpful for tracking.

Pros

I like the description which is being added for each task and has decreased the amount of my effort at the end of the month for submission of my timesheet and I don't need to add further justification for my overtime and other tasks during the official and unofficial hours.

Cons

There is nothing to be least liked about harvest.

Pros

Harvest has amazing features that makes time tracking smooth.
I like how efficient Harvest has been.
I am impressed by Harvest's reliability.

Cons

Harvest meets our needs.
I do not have dislikes concerning Harvest.

Pros

I like drilling down to specific details about a project while tracking my time; Harvest lets me bill to a project and add auto-populated info about what I'm working on so I can report this info to clients.

The mobile app ran well on my Android phone and was helpful away from my desk.

Cons

I had to manually round my time (our organization bills in increments). This would be a helpful feature if Harvest could do this automatically.